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[STATEMENT] Microsoft, Are You Abandoning Your Climate Goals?

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Dear CEO Satya Nadella and Co-Founder Bill Gates,

If you eliminate your climate targets, why should communities believe any of your commitments?

Communities from across North America are facing more pollution, higher utility bills, and an increasingly unlivable climate – all exacerbated by your data center buildout. Now, your credibility as a climate leader and as a community partner is in danger of being gone for good.

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[statement] NAVA Opposes Executive Order Restricting States from Regulating AI

Statement, Advocacy /

The National Association of Voice Actors (NAVA) unequivocally opposes the executive order aimed at stripping states of their ability to craft their own regulations for artificial intelligence (AI).

This move represents a dangerous decision that prioritizes a handful of tech companies over the protection and livelihood of American workers and industries.

The voice acting community, already facing job losses from unregulated AI use, understands that we cannot wait for the federal government to act.

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[endorsing] nava endorses Workforce of the Future Act

Endorsing, Advocacy /

NEWS: Senators Blunt Rochester, Hirono, Schiff Introduce Bill to Protect and Prepare Workers as AI’s Economic Impacts Grow Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.) today introduced the Workforce of the Future Act. As artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly deploying across many industries, this bill requires a detailed study

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[TESTIMONY] Tim Friedlander testifies to the ftc (2024)

Statement, Advocacy /

“Not all voice actors are celebrities or well-known voices,” said Tim Friedlander, President of the National Association of Voice Actors and voice of CBS’s Professional Bull Riders. “Most are blue collar, working class voice actors who are working 40 plus hours a week. Over 60% of the voice actors are located outside of LA and New York. We’re not anti-tech or anti-AI, as many have said before.”

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[SUPPORTING] NAVA Supports the ai ACCOUNTABILITY and personal data protection act 2025

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The AI Accountability and Personal Data Protection Act will:  Ensure robust remedies. The legislation provides for stiff financial penalties, injunctive relief, and protects the ability of individuals to sue in court and join class actions.  Bar AI companies from stealing and training on copyright works. The bill safeguards individuals’ copyrighted materials from being used in AI training or AI-generated

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